March 19, 200521 yr Can a fan of the White Sox or someone who knows him tell me what pitches Shingo Takatsu throws, i know he throws a 4 seam and a changeup
March 20, 200521 yr He throws an 84 to 88 MPH Fastball with tailing action, a wicked slow changeup to pull the string at about 65 to maybe 70 MPH, and then this crazy looking curveball known in White Sox nation as a "frisbee" that moves everywhere and only goes about 60 MPH.
March 20, 200521 yr Author He throws an 84 to 88 MPH Fastball with tailing action, a wicked slow changeup to pull the string at about 65 to maybe 70 MPH, and then this crazy looking curveball known in White Sox nation as a "frisbee" that moves everywhere and only goes about 60 MPH. 716013[/snapback] From what ive heard, the fastball changeup, but his sinker is one of his biggest pitches, a slider, a curve, than something like a slurve he'll throw sometimes... Nasty
March 20, 200521 yr Well, he was the all-time Japanese saves leader. I got his autograph through the mail last season on a RC.
March 21, 200521 yr He throws an 84 to 88 MPH Fastball with tailing action, a wicked slow changeup to pull the string at about 65 to maybe 70 MPH, and then this crazy looking curveball known in White Sox nation as a "frisbee" that moves everywhere and only goes about 60 MPH. 716013[/snapback] Ahh the frisbee...it's similar in principle to El Duque's eephus pitch--very slow with a lot of strange movement. Shingo's sidearm delivery makes it look like a frisbee, hence the name. It has an arc shape to it, but that's not because of the movement--it's because it's going 55 mph.
March 21, 200521 yr Author He throws an 84 to 88 MPH Fastball with tailing action, a wicked slow changeup to pull the string at about 65 to maybe 70 MPH, and then this crazy looking curveball known in White Sox nation as a "frisbee" that moves everywhere and only goes about 60 MPH. 716013[/snapback] Ahh the frisbee...it's similar in principle to El Duque's eephus pitch--very slow with a lot of strange movement. Shingo's sidearm delivery makes it look like a frisbee, hence the name. It has an arc shape to it, but that's not because of the movement--it's because it's going 55 mph. 716543[/snapback] Can you let us know the other pitches he usually throws?
March 27, 200521 yr Can you let us know the other pitches he usually throws? 717015[/snapback] Sorry... a couple days late on this. He has a fastball that I've seen get up to around 88, but it looks like 110 after the frisbee. He also has a sinker and a slider.
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